PCIe SSD support on Spectre X360 15-ap012dx

[PK_NH]

My Spectre X360 15-ap012dx came with a 256GB M.2 drive that is a SATA interface (Lite-On Model CV1-8B256-HP).  I need to replace the SSD.  Will a PCIe interface drive work on this particular model of Spectre X360?  I've been unable to verify this on compatibility checkers so far.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

According to chapter 1 of the maintenance and service guide, the M.2 slot supports both SATA and NVMe (PCIe) SSD's.

HP Spectre x360 - 15-ap012dx (ENERGY STAR) Manuals | HP® Customer Support

[PK_NH]

Thanks for the link.  That looks good.  I'm hoping to put in a 2TB drive but this manual shows 1TB as the largest size.  On similar models, this does does not seem to be a problem according to this post:  https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/spectre-x360-15-bl0xx-ssd-upgr...

I don't find the 15-ap012dx referenced in the forums for this question, and I don't see any BIOS of firmware updates that reference larger SSD size support.  Any thoughts on 2TB compatibility?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

You're very welcome.

A 2 TB SSD should work as normally the drive capacities listed in the service manual are just what HP offered in the model series, not the maximum capacity supported.

I tried the Crucial website to see if they offered any 2 TB SSD's for your notebook but they have nothing listed.

They seem to indicate that an internal M.2 SSD is not supported but we know that isn't the case.

Memory RAM & SSD Upgrades | hp - compaq | hp spectre | Spectre x360-15-ap012dx | Crucial.com

The memory is not upgradable so I understand why that is blank.

[PK_NH]

Good.  Thanks for the info!